George B. Dryden House

George B. Dryden House
Location 1314 Ridge Ave., Evanston, Illinois
Coordinates 42°2′30″N 87°41′21″W / 42.04167°N 87.68917°W / 42.04167; -87.68917Coordinates: 42°2′30″N 87°41′21″W / 42.04167°N 87.68917°W / 42.04167; -87.68917
Area 2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built 1916 (1916)
Architect Maher, George W.
Architectural style Georgian Revival
NRHP Reference # 78001135[1]
Added to NRHP December 18, 1978

The George B. Dryden House is a historic house located at 1314 Ridge Avenue in Evanston, Illinois. The house was built in 1916 for George B. and Ellen A. Dryden. George was a successful Chicago businessman, while Ellen was the heiress of George Eastman; together, the couple was worth over $9 million. Architect George W. Maher designed the Georgian Revival house. While Maher was better known as a Prairie School architect, the Drydens requested a Georgian design inspired by Ellen's memories of Eastman's home. The three-story house features an entrance portico supported by four Corinthian columns and topped by a pediment. The house is faced with brick and features quoins at the corners and keystones above the windows. A wooden frieze and cornice run below the base of the roof, which begins below the third floor and features several projecting dormers.[2]

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 18, 1978.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Horton, Phyllis (July 28, 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: George B. Dryden House" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
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